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Modulev01:vOperatingvSystemsvFundamentals

1. Avuservtypedvthevnamevofvavprogramvatvthevcommand-
linevandvpressedvEnter.vAvuservinterfacevappearedvonvthevscreen.vWhatvfunctionvdidvthevOSvperform?
a. startedvavprocess
b. loadedvavdriver
c. scheduledvavservice
d. loadedvthevfilevsystem
ANSWER: a
FEEDBACK: a.vCorrect.vThevOSvloadedvavprogramvandvstartedvavprocess.
b. Incorrect.vDriversvarevloadedvwhenvthevOSvbootsvorvwhenvavnewvdevicevisvi
nstalled.
c. Incorrect.vAvservicevisvavprocessvwithoutvavuservinterface.
d. Incorrect.vThevfilevsystemvisvloadedvwhenvthevOSvboots.
POINTS: 1
QUESTIONvTYPE: MultiplevChoice
HASvVARIABLES: False
LEARNINGvOBJECTIVES:v GUOS.TOMS.21.1.1v-vEXPLAINvBASICvOPERATINGvSYSTEMvCONCEPTS
TOPICS: AnvIntroductionvtovOperatingvSystems
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:vApply
DATEvCREATED: 7/30/2020v12:23vPM
DATEvMODIFIED: 7/30/2020v12:23vPM

2. WhichvOSvfeaturevpreventsvaccidentalvunauthorizedvaccessvtovmemoryvbyvavprogram?
a. I/Ovmanagement
b. processvandvservicevmanagement
c. securityvandvresourcevprotection
d. storagevmanagement
ANSWER: c
FEEDBACK: a.vIncorrect.vI/OvmanagementvensuresvthatvI/Ovdevicesvarevaccessedvbyvonlyvone
processvatvavtime.
b. Incorrect.vProcessvandvservicevmanagementvinvolvesvloading,vexecution,vandv
terminationvofvprocesses.
c. Correct.vSecurityvandvresourcevprotectionvincludesvprotectionvfromvaccidentalvun
authorizedvaccess,vsuchvasvwhenvavpoorlyvwrittenvprogramvattemptsvtovaccessvm
emoryvoutsidevofvitsvallocatedvspace.
d. Incorrect.vWithvstoragevmanagement,vthevOSvprovidesvavfilevsystemvandvmanagesv
accessvtovfilesvonvavstoragevdevice.
POINTS: 1
QUESTIONvTYPE: MultiplevChoice
HASvVARIABLES: False
LEARNINGvOBJECTIVES:v GUOS.TOMS.21.1.1v-vEXPLAINvBASICvOPERATINGvSYSTEMvCONCEPTS
TOPICS: AnvIntroductionvtovOperatingvSystems
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:vRemember
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3. WhenvavuservclicksvthevXvinvavwindowvtovclosevanvapplication,vwhichvOSvfeaturevisvinvoked?
a. processvandvservicevmanagement
b. securityvandvresourcevprotection
c. storagevmanagement
d. devicevmanagement
ANSWER: a
FEEDBACK: a.vCorrect.vProcessvandvservicevmanagementvinvolvesvloading,vexecution,vand
terminationvofvprocesses.
b. Incorrect.vSecurityvandvresourcevprotectionvprovidesvmethodsvforvsecuringvaccessv
tovresources.
c. Incorrect.vWithvstoragevmanagement,vthevOSvprovidesvavfilevsystemvandvmanagesv
accessvtovfilesvonvavstoragevdevice.
d. Incorrect.vDevicevmanagementvisvpartvofvmemoryvandvI/Ovmanagementvandv
devicesvarevnotvinvolvedvinvthisvscenario.
POINTS: 1
QUESTIONvTYPE: MultiplevChoice
HASvVARIABLES: False
LEARNINGvOBJECTIVES:v GUOS.TOMS.21.1.1v-vEXPLAINvBASICvOPERATINGvSYSTEMvCONCEPTS
TOPICS: AnvIntroductionvtovOperatingvSystems
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:vUnderstand
DATEvCREATED: 7/30/2020v12:23vPM
DATEvMODIFIED: 7/30/2020v12:23vPM

4. Thevcodevthatvexchangesvinformationvwithvhardwarevdevicesvisvreferredvtovasvwhichvofvthevfollowing?
a. BIOS
b. filevsystem
c. application
d. devicevdriver
ANSWER: d
FEEDBACK: a.vIncorrect.vThevBIOSvisvavcomponentvofvavcomputervthatvprovidesvavpower-onvself-
test,vconfigurationvmanagementvandvavmethodvtovbootvthevcomputer.
b. Incorrect.vAvfilevsystemvprovidesvavmethodvforvaccessingvandvorganizingvfiles.
c. Incorrect.vAnvapplicationvdoesvnotvaccessvhardwarevdevicesvdirectly.
d. Correct.vAvdevicevdrivervaccessesvhardwarevdevicesvonvbehalfvofvothervprocesses.
POINTS: 1
QUESTIONvTYPE: MultiplevChoice
HASvVARIABLES: False
LEARNINGvOBJECTIVES:v GUOS.TOMS.21.1.4v-vDescribevthevfivevmajorvoperatingvsystemvcomponents
TOPICS: PrimaryvOperatingvSystemvComponents
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:vUnderstand
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5. Whichvofvthevfollowingvisvavprogramvinvfirmwarevthatvlocatesvandvloadsvthevbootloadervprogram?
a. process
b. POST
c. bootstrap
d. LILO
ANSWER: c
FEEDBACK: a.vIncorrect.vAvprocessvisvavprogramvorvservicevloadedvintovmemoryvbyvthevoperating
system.
b. Incorrect.vThvpower-onvself-
testv(POST)visvavfirmwarevprogramvthatvtestsvcomputervhardware.
c. Correct.vThevfirmwarevbootstrapvprogramvlocatesvandvloadsvthevbootloaderv
program.
d. Incorrect.vLILOvisvavLinuxvbootloadervprogram.
POINTS: 1
QUESTIONvTYPE: MultiplevChoice
HASvVARIABLES: False
LEARNINGvOBJECTIVES:v GUOS.TOMS.21.1.4v-vDescribevthevfivevmajorvoperatingvsystemvcomponents
TOPICS: PrimaryvOperatingvSystemvComponents
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:vUnderstand
DATEvCREATED: 7/30/2020v12:23vPM
DATEvMODIFIED: 7/30/2020v12:23vPM

6. WhichvofvthevfollowingvisvNOTvavtaskvperformedvbyvthevcomputer'svBIOS?
a. performsvdiagnosticvtests
b. managesvrandomvaccessvmemory
c. startsvthevbootloader
d. initializesvI/Ovdevices
ANSWER: b
FEEDBACK: a.vIncorrect.vThevBIOSvperformsvdiagnosticvtestsvcalledvthevpower-onvself-test
(POST).
b. Correct.vThevBIOSvdoesvnotvmanagevrandomvaccessvmemoryv(RAM).
c. Incorrect.vThevBIOSvstartsvthevbootloader.
d. Incorrect.vThevBIOSvinitializesvI/Ovdevices.
POINTS: 1
QUESTIONvTYPE: MultiplevChoice
HASvVARIABLES: False
LEARNINGvOBJECTIVES:v GUOS.TOMS.21.1.4v-vDescribevthevfivevmajorvoperatingvsystemvcomponents
TOPICS: PrimaryvOperatingvSystemvComponents
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:vUnderstand
DATEvCREATED: 7/30/2020v12:23vPM
DATEvMODIFIED: 7/30/2020v12:23vPM
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